SEYMOUR -- It's been one month since a fire at a Davis Road home claimed the life of Tania Sapko.

While Sapko's mother said the burned remains found in the gutted garage were those of her daughter, an official identification has not yet been made by the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner.

Due to the condition of the body, the identification could not be made through dental records, Fire Marshal Paul Wetowitz said. That left DNA testing as the way to make the identification, he said, adding he was unsure how long that would take.

A woman at the ME's office, who declined to give her name, confirmed that the body was "still unidentified" and was awaiting DNA testing by the State Police crime lab. She said that's the department that does all DNA testing for the medical examiner's office.

She said she had no idea how long it would take. "We got a call today from the funeral home asking the same questions," she said. The Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home was contacted by the Sapko family to make funeral arrangements, but a staffer there said nothing could be done until the body is officially identified.

Alyce Sapko, Tania's mother, said the family hasn't heard anything official about her daughter's body or when it might be released. She declined further comment when reached by phone Tuesday.

Following the fire, which started about 1:44 a.m. on July 31, Sapko said the family didn't know what happened, or how her daughter ended up in the garage.

She said her daughter had been sick for a few days, but didn't think that had anything to do with her death.

An autopsy determined the cause of death was smoke inhalation.

The fire started in the two-car attached garage, but Wetowitz said how it started could remain "undetermined" unless there was some new information.

Initially, officials were unable to tell if the body was a male or female.